No Longer Dependent

I do not belong here In this place of self doubt Where I have no self worth My control has been ripped away Not by you, or anyone else But by me, because I let you strip me Of my shameful identity

Not yet did I know who I was Or even wanted to be but still, I gave all of myself to you, Putting my life in your hands My soul into the idea of us My heart in your body And my mind into what could be

My focus was lost And has yet to be regained Even these words, to you they pertain Forever loved, I will always Always thought of, I will never stop Years months weeks days The time spent, spending, that will be spent

Relevant, extraneous Present, Absent Seen, Thought about Any and every which way I look, I turn, I want, I yearn I beg and plead to all and none Rid me of this lifestyle

I belong someplace else In a place with self worth Where I have no self doubt Someplace that gives me control Not over you or anyone else But over me, because I won’t let anyone strip me Of my beautiful identity

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